Moon Over Manifest

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Publisher's Summary

"The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I'd seen only in Gideon's stories: Manifest - A town with a rich past and a bright future."

Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was.

Having heard stories about Manifest, Abilene is disappointed to find that it's just a dried-up, worn-out old town. But her disappointment quickly turns to excitement when she discovers a hidden cigar box full of mementos, including some old letters that mention a spy known as the Rattler. These mysterious letters send Abilene and her new friends, Lettie and Ruthanne, on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt, even though they are warned to "Leave Well Enough Alone".

Abilene throws all caution aside when she heads down the mysterious Path to Perdition to pay a debt to the reclusive Miss Sadie, a diviner who only tells stories from the past. It seems that Manifest's history is full of colorful and shadowy characters - and long-held secrets. The more Abilene hears, the more determined she is to learn just what role her father played in that history. And as Manifest's secrets are laid bare one by one, Abilene begins to weave her own story into the fabric of the town.

Powerful in its simplicity and rich in historical detail, Clare Vanderpool's debut is a gripping story of loss and redemption.

Critic Reviews

"With believable dialogue, vocabulary and imagery appropriate to time and place, and well-developed characters, this rich and rewarding first novel is like sucking on a butterscotch. Smooth and sweet.'" (
Booklist)

“Readers will cherish every word up to the heartbreaking yet hopeful and deeply gratifying ending.” (
Kirkus)

"Replete with historical details and surprises, Vanderpool's debut delights, while giving insight into family and community.” (
Publisher's Weekly)

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Absolutely Wonderful Family Story

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AWESOME book! LOVED it!

I loved this book! Not only did it hold my interest, but it wove two stories into one in such a way that neither could exist without the other. I could hear the sounds and smell the aromas described in the book. The imagery was well done and so was the character development.

The fact that the audio book used multiple readers to tell the story really added to it as well. While it's won awards for juvenile fiction, the story of longing and love is appropriate for any aged reader.

I have read Water for Elephants, The Help, and the Secret Life of Bees and many similarly good books and I enjoyed this book equally as much!

Do yourself a favor---step back in time and enjoy getting to know Abilene, Jinx and Miss Shady. Moon Over Manifest is a fabulous book!

Great YA fiction that grown ups will also love.

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Highly entertaining

Abilene Tucker is a motherless child (well it is a Newbery winner and I think this is a requirement) her daddy has sent her to Manifest, Kansas where he used to live there she meets some great characters and sets out to find out more about her father as a young man. This book goes back and forth between Abilene’s story during the depression in 1936 and the story of a young man named Jinx and his best friend Ned in 1918.

This was a good coming of age story filled with quirky characters, and a bit of mystery and it gives you a feel of the times both stories are set in. I fell in love with Abilene and Jinx I ended up rooting for them both in their different time lines, the stories melded together very nicely. This was an uplifting story and has a feel good ending. I highly recommend this to the young and old alike it’s highly entertaining historical fiction for all ages.

All the narrators did a great job but with this group of people how could you go wrong!

Great listen

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A great story of a young lady who learns the history of a town and by doing so learns a personal history. I love the narration of Jenna Lamia, and I can believe that she really is the young character!

Wonderful, wonderful audiobook

What did you love best about Moon Over Manifest?

The characters were SO rich, and the narrator was perfection. She gave the lead character such life and depth and pathos that I felt like I knew her and just wanted her to find happiness and her place in the world.

What other book might you compare Moon Over Manifest to and why?

It reminded me a little of Saving CeeCee Hunnicut, another terrific read by the same narrator. Great, strong, realistic young girls who have to get through very tough times as they come of age.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Her vocal portrayal of each of the characters absolutely brought them alive. She is such a terrific narrator. I actually did read the book a couple of years ago, I enjoyed the audiobook so much more because of the narrator

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did have a time I cried as she was finding out about one of the lead characters in the backstory

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Enchanting

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A sheer delight!

I rarely leave a written comment, but this book is so very deserving. The reader is amazing and able to carry you on a journey I didn't want to stop. A movie from this tale would be wonderful. This is my best book of 2017...I have over a thousand books in my library and I put this in the top ten. I enjoyed it fully, and hope that you will as well. Loved this experience, I feel as if I know the characters myself.

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Sian Fawcett

09-26-19

I love this narrator!

The story was nice too some lovely ideas. I just wasn't gripped to finish it quicky like I have been with other audiobooks I've listened to.

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Kindle Customer

12-27-12

Not my type of story

I found this story a bit dull and slow moving, there were lots of details and not much action. For me, my ideal story is a bit faster moving with more action. I also found the narrators voice a bit dull - sorry! Jodie age 14

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Mark Knight

03-04-19

Best audio book so far!

I love this performance of one of my favourite stories. Jenna Lamia’s story telling is incomparable in its sensitive versatility and a joy to experience. I will definitely hunt out more from her. As to the story itself- as I have already said it is a favourite - a skilfully woven journey of discovered connection and self realisation that warms my heart every time I read it. With cast of characters that illuminates a time and place at times more deftly than any history book.

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Anonymous User

06-20-18

Beautiful thoroughly enjoyed every word ❤

My favorite Audible book to date.Beautiful Story, Beautifully read, Jenna Lamia is an amazing narrator. her voice is is so sweet, she has a talent of bringing the characters to life ❤